The Steel Structures Technology Center will present a seminar this spring covering the design and specification of welding for steel-framed structures, using the AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code - Steel, the AISC Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, and the AISC Seismic Provisions for Structural Steel Buildings.

The seminar content also will include both the current versions and the new 2010 versions of each code, as well as related areas of research and development in structural welding.

SSTC will conduct the presentation in cooperation with the International Code Council (ICC). The program is designed for structural and civil engineers, designers, steel detailers and steel fabricators.

The instructor will be Robert Shaw, a consulting engineer with 35 years experience in steel construction. Shaw also is president of the SSTC.  He has expertise in steel construction standards, having served as a member of the AWS D1 Structural Welding Committee and Subcommittee D1L on Seismic Welding,  the AISC Committee on Specifications, plus AISC TC9 on Seismic Design and TC13 on Quality Control and Quality Assurance. He also chairs Commission XV on Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Welded Structures of the International Institute of Welding.

Topics to be covered include an introduction to welding design responsibilities, welding processes and materials, welding symbols, economics and constructability, design using prequalified status, weld design values, weld and fabrication details such as backing and tabs, qualification requirements, inspection and testing, retrofitting existing structures, fatigue design, and seismic welding requirements.

The program will be staged from late March to mid April, in the Chicago area, in the New York City area, and in the Los Angeles area.

For more information and for specific locations and times, visit the Steel Structures Technology Center website.